As Han Yunxi and the rest expected, Lady Lianxin was fighting with her back to the river. Her attitude was very unyielding, so they exchanged a few words before she refused to budge an inch. Moreover, it was almost time for the Council of Elders to hold a public trial.
"No matter what, we must clear the Mu family's name of colluding with the Poison Sect!"
Lady Lianxin was most adamant on this point. If this accusation wasn't cleared, she wouldn't even be able to protect herself, let alone speak up for the Mu family in Medical City.
The medical academy hated the Poison Sect to begin with. Add to that the fact that Jun Yi Xie knew the art of gu cultivation, and Medical City had been secretly investigating this matter for a long time. Poison was a taboo in Medical City, and the art of gu cultivation was even more taboo!
"Lady Lianxin, can't you be reasonable? Jun Yi Xie admitted that Mu Yingdong colluded with the Poison Sect on the spot. How do you want me to clear his name? How about you teach me! "Han Yunxi gloomily asked.
"Blame it all on the Xie family. Say that Jun Yi Xie colluded with the Xie family to deliberately smear the Mu family's name! Mu Yingdong was only trying to protect his daughter, "Lady Lianxin Coldly said," Besides, the Xie family was the one who planted the Poison Roundworm! "
Han Yunxi already knew this, but she pretended to hesitate and waited for a while before agreeing. "Alright, I can promise you this. Clear the Mu family's name of collusion. However, the trial will be held in public. If the Mu family wants to clear their name, they should at least show some sincerity. Otherwise, who will believe them? "
Han Yunxi deliberately emphasized, "I'm sure the Medical City's Council of Elders is also very concerned about this matter. You think the people of Medicine City are easy to fool, but you don't think the Council of Elders is that easy to fool, do you?"
Although Lady Lianxin had an affair with both the vice president and the president, the specifics were still unknown. Even Gu only knew that she had an affair with the vice president. It wasn't very likely for a woman to have an affair with both the president and vice president. In Han Yunxi's opinion, Lady Lianxin had probably been abandoned by the president long ago.
Therefore, Madam Lianxin didn't have much power in Medical City, which was why she wanted to protect the Mu Family.
A trace of hesitation flashed through Lady Lianxin's eyes, and she didn't answer for a long time.
Hesitation was a taboo in negotiations. Han Yunxi knew that Madam Lianxin's weakness lay in Medical City.
"If the Mu Clan doesn't show enough sincerity, it'll be very difficult to convince the masses. Even if they clear their name in Medicine City, they won't be able to get anything out of Medical City," Han Yunxi said seriously.
Finally, Madam Lianxin gave in. "What is considered sincerity?"
"Give all the secret recipes to the Medical College and all the herbal fields to the Council of Elders."
As soon as Han Yunxi said this, Madam Lianxin's face darkened. "Without these things, what's the point of keeping the Mu family?"
"There's also you, Mu Yingdong, the hundreds of disciples of the Mu Clan, and Mu Ling 'er. What's the point of that? If you don't offer these things, the Elders Council will still seal the Mu Family's medicinal field when they pass judgment. Therefore, not only do you have to hand it over, you have to take the initiative to hand it over before the Elder Council judges you, so that Mu Yingdong will take the initiative to admit his mistake! Now that's sincerity! "
Han Yunxi's tone was sharp and didn't allow for any rebuttal. Her powerful aura actually intimidated Madam Lianxin.
She glanced at the sky and said Coldly, "There's still two hours before the public trial begins. This is the best way to save the Mu Clan. Think about it."
Madam Lianxin also looked out the window, her thin face solemn. In the end, she agreed. At least the Mu Clan still had secret recipes and herbal fields that hadn't been made public. They wouldn't be left with nothing.
She took out a brocade box from her sleeve. "This is that thing."
Han Yunxi opened the box and saw a blood-red oval-shaped jade lying inside. It was only the size of a thumb and was sparkling and translucent. The traces of blood inside were clearly visible, and it emitted an indescribably mysterious aura.
The detoxification system didn't alert her that it was poisonous. She secretly activated the deep scanning function to detect the presence of the poison. However, just like the poisonous water and soil from before, she only knew that it was poisonous, but didn't know what kind of poison it was.
She was still very cautious and handed it over to Gu. "Inspect the goods."
Gu was familiar with this item. He picked it up and fiddled with it a few times before nodding, confirming that it was genuine.
"Can we go to the Council of Elders now?" After the discussion, Madam Lianxin finally realized that time was pressing.
They hurried to the Council of Elders before the public trial. Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye didn't reveal their relationship with the Wang Clan. Han Yunxi used her identity as the King Of Medicine's disciple and pretended to negotiate with Elder Wang and the two elders in front of Madam Lianxin.
Of course, the negotiation was successful.
When there was only a joss stick's worth of time left before the public trial, Mu Yingdong proposed that he was willing to donate all of the Mu Clan's secret recipes to the medical academy for doctors to treat illnesses. He was also willing to donate all of the herbal fields under the Mu Clan's name to the Council of Elders for public use. With such sincerity, the Mu Clan expressed their apologies to the medical community. Mu Yingdong personally issued a letter of apology, admitting that he'd been too eager to protect his daughter and that he'd seduced Jun Yi Xie out of greed. As for the Roundworm Poison, the Mu Clan refused to admit it. Mu Ling 'er didn't know any poisons, and the Mu Clan had only had dealings with Jun Yi Xie recently.
Mu Yingdong expressed his apologies while crying injustice. He hoped that the Council of Elders could give the Mu Clan justice.
This matter caused quite a stir in Medicine City. The Council of Elders delayed the trial until the afternoon, when it would be held in public.
But the results of the trial shocked Medicine City, Medical City, and all of Cloud Realm Continent. That was because Ouyang Ningnuo's collusion with the Xie Clan had been exposed with irrefutable evidence! Naturally, the proof was the Roundworm Poison Xie Deyi had given Han Yunxi and the two prison guards as witnesses.
The fact that Ouyang Ningnuo had become Cloud Realm Continent's biggest medicine merchant and colluded with the three great clans of Medicine City was already big news. But even the stupidest person would ask where Ouyang Ningnuo's Roundworm Poison had come from!
The Council of Elders only investigated the Xie Clan for colluding with Ouyang Ningnuo to frame Mu Ling 'er, but didn't ask where Ouyang Ningnuo had gotten his poison. But this decision left everyone with plenty of room for imagination.
Some guessed that Ouyang Ningnuo and Jun Yi Xie were in cahoots to play with the Mu and Xie Clans.
Others guessed that Ouyang Ningnuo and Jun Yi Xie were in cahoots, but they couldn't split the spoils evenly. That was why both sides suffered losses.
Others guessed that Ouyang Ningnuo and Jun Yi Xie were in cahoots, but because they both liked Mu Ling 'er, they became rivals in love and fell out with each other in the end …
There were plenty of guesses, but none of them could be separated from the fact that Ouyang Ningnuo was in cahoots with the Hundred Poisons Sect leader!
The Xie Clan was fined a thousand mu of their medicinal fields and removed from their positions in the Council of Elders. Any Xie Clan disciple was forbidden from participating in any of Medicine City's competitions for the next ten years, as well as the right to run for any position in the Council of Elders. Xie Deyi and Xie Peng were imprisoned for life.
Mu Yingdong's attitude in admitting his wrongs was very sincere, so he was sentenced to half a year of imprisonment. All members of the Mu Clan were stripped of their positions in the Council of Elders, leaving them with the right to participate in elections. Meanwhile, Mu Linger was cleared of the crime of colluding with Jun Yixie. As for the incident at the empress dowager's birthday banquet, Han Yunxi pleaded for leniency on her behalf, so the Council of Elders only punished her to work in the fields for a day before dropping the matter.
No one in Medicine City had any objections to Mu Ling 'er's punishment. In the past, Han Yunxi's Pill Fiend Pharmacy and Medicine City were enemies. Now that Han Yunxi was the King Of Medicine's disciple, everyone in Medicine City had to curry favor with her, but they also had to be wary of her.
During the empress dowager's birthday banquet, Mu Ling 'er had taken the initiative to side with the King of Qin and Han Yunxi. Now, it seemed that she had chosen the right side. Who would dare criticize her now?
While Han Yunxi went to pick up Mu Ling 'er from prison, Lady Lianxin went to see Mu Yingdong. When Mu Ling' er brushed past Lady Lianxin, Lady Lianxin gave her a look, indicating that she wanted to meet in private.
She thought that since Han Yunxi valued this girl so much, perhaps she could help the Mu Clan in Pill Fiend Pharmacy. However, Mu Ling 'er remained expressionless and walked away with her chin held high.
Lady Lianxin had no idea that Mu Ling 'er and Han Yunxi were close friends. Furious, she went straight to Mu Yingdong.
Mu Yingdong was also puzzled when this matter was brought up. He knew that Mu Ling 'er and Han Yunxi were close friends, but he didn't know how close they were.
The brother and sister chatted. Although the Mu Clan had nothing, they still had some secret stashes.
"We'll hold back for the next six months. First, we'll test the children, and second, we'll put on a show to avoid suspicion. Once I'm out of prison, we'll come up with a plan. With the five secret recipes and several hundred mu of high-yield medicine fields in the south of the city, my Mu Clan's disciples will be able to make a comeback easily! "Mu Yingdong was very confident.
Lady Lianxin nodded. She agreed to Han Yunxi's request because of this confidence.
While the siblings were discussing, the Council of Elders sent someone to deliver a list for Mu Yingdong to sign. This list contained all of the Mu Clan's secret recipes and medicine fields.
Mu Yingdong only glanced at it before signing. Lady Lianxin had always been cautious, so she took the list and examined it one by one. Who knew that at the end, she would discover the five secret recipes and medicine fields in the south of the city.
Lady Lianxin felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Her hand trembled, causing the list to fall to the ground.
"What's going on?"
Mu Yingdong hastily picked it up for a closer look. As soon as he saw those familiar words, he immediately became angry. "Mu Ling 'er!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Lady Lianxin was dumbfounded. She didn't even bother to support him. Who else but Mu Ling 'er could know so clearly about the secret recipes?
The Mu Clan really had nothing left. Even their pharmacists were useless. Who in Medicine City would use the Mu Clan's pharmacists? Even if the Mu Clan had the right to continue participating in the Council of Elders, who would choose them?
Although the Mu Clan's crimes weren't as serious as the Xie Clan's, their fate was far worse!
Lady Lianxin was filled with regret as she looked at the unconscious Mu Yingdong. She didn't regret provoking that lowly girl Han Yunxi, but rather, she regretted giving in to the allure of the Ten Thousand Year Blood Jade and helping Mu Xin. If she had told Mu Yingdong Mu Xin's whereabouts back then, Han Yunxi wouldn't have lived to this day!
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world!
The Mu siblings' fates weren't the worst. The worst was Ouyang Ningnuo. As soon as he heard the results of the trial, he scrambled out of the residence arranged by the Council of Elders.
Once he was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief. His refined and handsome face had long since turned black …
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